The tours of Pompeii and... - The tours of Pompeii and Herculaneum were very interesting and our tour guides were wonderful! However, the tour bus made stops at multiple hotels all over the Sorrento peninsula to drop off other tour members and this resulted in extremely long return trip. The tour description should have indicated that this tour was not just leaving from our pick up and drop off point.

Well worth it - Wear sturdy shoes be prepared for uneven surfaces and many stairs. Cinzia was a superb guide, extremely knowledgeable, Attentive to the needs of all participants, And Patient. Long day.

Thank you Raphael! - Super knowledgable and our guide Raphael knew his way around the ruins to avoid getting stuck in crowds. Wear a hat, bring sunscreen!

Pompeii and Herculaneum - Long, full day! The tour guide, Laura was amazing! She informed us of everything we needed to know about the history, geography and social aspects of both sites. We traveled in august so it was quite warm, but still enjoyable. The lunch was great too. Highly recommend!

Great experience! - We had a fantastic time exploring both sites. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and was extremely passionate when sharing his knowledge. The lunch was great and they accommodated our fussy children. After a long, hot day we all were very pleased with how we had spent it.

Two of the best historical sites in one day? This excursion is a must when visiting Campania! - This was a fantastic excursion - and everything we hoped it would be. To immerse yourself in the ancient history and tragic fate of Pompeii and Herculaneum is a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's well-known how special these sites are in terms of their preservation, but the emotional impact of being this close to another age and civilisation is profound. Pompeii is obviously the most famous, but that has its drawbacks - the place is a cattle market with a massive rush for tickets in the morning. So, expect to wait in line for at least 20 minutes - even in this guided tour. However, the plaster casts of the eruption victims and the beautiful architecture of this once-thriving city is worth the wait. If I was being honest, though, Herculaneum was the best of the two sites. It is much better-preserved with wooden beds and frescos still in great condition. It's also not as busy as Pompeii, so you can really feel the history in a more meaningful, less intrusive way. Our guides were great - really helpful and knowledgeable. The light lunch was serviceable, but nothing special or enjoyable. It did the job and nothing more. Yet, still, the food isn't why you go on this tour. it's to see two of the best historical sites in the world in one day. In that regard, this tour nails the brief. Amazing!

Interesting place. - Smaller than Pompei so would recommend a couple of hours is enough. Easy to get to from the train if you don’t want to take a tour. Tour guides are informative and give you all the information you require about the history. Reasonable price, worth a trip.

A full and informative day! Trip meet up point needs more detail. - It was a very full, informative day! Definitely a little pricey but it’s a once in a lifetime thing so I think it’s worth it. Note that this tour runs more like 9 hours+ - we started about 20-30 minutes late so we were back by 515 since the traffic wasn’t bad but I would be prepared to get back by 6. Lunch was awesome - you start with antipasti then got to choose between a whole pizza or pasta and the gelato to end. Everything vegetarian! My only complaint is that the meet up point is confusing, but I had read previous review reviews that helped me figure out where it was. If you are in front of Deutsche Bank, you need to go down the stairs to the bus terminal on the left. You meet the guide in front of the bathrooms. The bus terminal is across the street from hotel Europa so if you are facing the hotel from the main street, it’s behind you and to the left. They did run late, as they picked up other people from hotels prior to going to the bus terminal/main meet up place, so definitely message the Tour operator prior to starting so you can get the name of your tour guide for the day. The drop off point is different from the pick up because there are rules about the tour bus and where it can stop during traffic hours. But the drop off point is not far from where you pick up. It’s just down the street at the train station. We went on a really hot day so I would recommend bringing an umbrella and a a hat. I would also highly recommend wearing clothes toed sneakers as it’s quite sandy there. You cannot bring big bags to Herculean so plan accordingly - you can leave stuff on the bus though. And they sell waters on the bus for 1€ each. There is a lot of walking - at the end of the day we probably had 12,000 steps, so if you have any injuries, I would be aware that it’s not the most handicap- friendly place and the cobblestones are quite uneven, and the steps are large. Someone in our group had a cane and had complained that they didn’t know there was a lot of walking, but I’m not really sure what they were confused about. Our guide Carmela was great, although in Pompeii, you only have one guide and in Herculean you have to, which was better. Our Herculean guide was really great. I forgot her name. Everyone raved about Herculean, but I think I liked Pompei better. The scale is much larger and it’s more impressive. The walk in Pompeii is two hours and Herculean was an hour and a half. There is no shade in Pompeii, but there is shade at Herculean. All in all a really good trip! Would recommend if you have a full day!

keep the lunch - The lunch was not very good. Bad pizza and sorry looking pasta. Desert was a very frozen lemon gellato. Also did not like the earpiece. It was awkward to wear and then hurt after some time. The women guide was very knowledgeable about the ruins but I found it difficult to to understand her English with her strong Italian cadence and accent. I also think she had too many people to track--I belive there were 34. This caused issues. At Herculeum, we were broken into two groups by site mandate. That difference in size made that part of the tour much better. I think the guide company is disorganized.

Tour was fine but disorganized - The ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum were cool, but the tour itself felt disorganized. The bus came a few minutes late with no guide present to explain, and the drop-off at the end was in a different location than advertised. Not a big deal but it was an additional 10 minute walk from where the drop off was originally supposed to be. that just added to the disorganization. I also saw other reviewers mention they had a different drop off location as well. It wasn’t a bad tour, but it didn’t measure up to the standard set by other tours on our trip.